David Swenson or John Scott??

[Guest guest]

Herve:

 

The reason why Andrew said your question regarding "vinyasa vs. Mysore"

doesn't make any sense is because you are confusing the definitions of the

terms.

 

Mysore is a city in India, where Pattabhi Jois lives and where he teaches

Ashtanga yoga. Mysore-style refers to the self-practice method Jois teaches.

In other words, in a Mysore class students practice at their own pace. There

is a teacher in the room who will make adjustments as necessary and who will

stop each student when she/he reaches an asana she/can't do. Through daily

practice the body gets stronger and more flexible. Eventually the student

will be able to do the challenging posture she/he couldn't do previously and

the teacher will allow the student to move forward in the series. Because

every student is different, and each person has been practicing for different

lengths of time, everyone will be stopped at a different point in the series.

So, in a Mysore class some folks will do the full primary series. (Some

people even do the intermediate series.) Newer students, however, will be

stopped much earlier in the series. This is what a Mysore-style class is

like.

 

Mysore classes are distinct from led Ashtanga classes, in which the teacher

calls out the names of each asana in the series and takes everyone in the

class through all or most of the series together.

 

Vinyasa refers to the chaturanga/up dog/down dog/etc. sequence that is used

to link other asanas in the series. Everyone who practices Ashtanga does some

form of vinyasa, whether they are taking a Mysore-style class or a led class.

The running debate, as I understand it, is whether people who practice the

primary series should do full vinyasa or half vinyasa.

 

I hope this helps clarify things.

[Guest guest]

You know, Herve, if you have made it far enough to take a class

with Russell Kai, then why don't you ask him.

 

FBL

 

 

ashtanga yoga, asawrt@a... wrote:

>

> Herve:

>

> The reason why Andrew said your question regarding "vinyasa

vs. Mysore"

> doesn't make any sense is because you are confusing the

definitions of the

> terms.

>

> Mysore is a city in India, where Pattabhi Jois lives and where

he teaches

> Ashtanga yoga. Mysore-style refers to the self-practice method

Jois teaches.

> In other words, in a Mysore class students practice at their own

pace. There

> is a teacher in the room who will make adjustments as

necessary and who will

> stop each student when she/he reaches an asana she/can't

do. Through daily

> practice the body gets stronger and more flexible. Eventually

the student

> will be able to do the challenging posture she/he couldn't do

previously and

> the teacher will allow the student to move forward in the series.

Because

> every student is different, and each person has been practicing

for different

> lengths of time, everyone will be stopped at a different point in

the series.

> So, in a Mysore class some folks will do the full primary series.

(Some

> people even do the intermediate series.) Newer students,

however, will be

> stopped much earlier in the series. This is what a Mysore-style

class is

> like.

>

> Mysore classes are distinct from led Ashtanga classes, in

which the teacher

> calls out the names of each asana in the series and takes

everyone in the

> class through all or most of the series together.

>

> Vinyasa refers to the chaturanga/up dog/down dog/etc.

sequence that is used

> to link other asanas in the series. Everyone who practices

Ashtanga does some

> form of vinyasa, whether they are taking a Mysore-style class or

a led class.

> The running debate, as I understand it, is whether people who

practice the

> primary series should do full vinyasa or half vinyasa.

>

> I hope this helps clarify things.